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Be a . . .
LITERACY WORKER
What is a LITERACY WORKER
A literacy worker works with and encourages others to develop reading, writing,
math, and communication skills.
Description
Literacy workers are closely involved with education. Beyond teaching classes,
a literacy worker might:
- train volunteer tutors
- work one-on-one with students with special needs
- develop learning plans and materials
- manage the literacy organization
- secure funding for the organization
- Education/ Training
Since there is no formal certification, people come to literacy from a number of
different backgrounds:
- writing
- community development
- education
- social work
- a Bachelor of Education (not required, but useful)
- Skills
- strong communication skills
- patient
- sensitive to how people learn
- comfortable working in a multicultural environment
- able to develop trust
- able to encourage and instill confidence in others
- Think about:
What can a literacy worker do in Peru or any other country or community with a low
literacy rate?
International Connections
For all careers there are international opportunities that people can pursue. Some
careers offer short-term international connections of a few months or years; others
present possibilities to span an entire career.
- Train people within the community to be literacy workers.
- Coordinate the start-up of a literacy program: work with local government, educators
and community to gain support by illustrating needs and benefits; to develop suitable
materials; and to procure funding and donations for learning materials and space.
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